050: Minute Mike (Kojima / Silent Hills / Blue Box conspiracy, Win 11, GreedFall, Ratchet & Clank)

With the headline smorgasboard of E3 behind us, and GOSOY 2011 in the bag - it's like a fresh new season of bigness with this week's Big Week in Gaming for 27 Jun 2021! Join integot, Mike and Swinny as they cover the top stories of the week - such as the Kojima/Blue Box conspiracy, Windows 11's gamer-friendy features, Final Fantasy IX getting the cartoon treatment, GreedFall hitting next-gen, the pandemic's impact on Australian developers - and our favourite bite-sized indie gems from the 2021 GMTK Game Jam.For our special features - integot reviews the PS5 blockbuster Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and we decide the next year we're going to tackle for Game of Some Other Year. But this time, we're going back to the 90s, baby!(ugh... this feature is really going to show our age, smh)So take a radical trip back to the 90s with these wicked highlights... dude:▸ The big Kojima & Blue Box Studios conspiracy taking the internet by storm▸ We review Insomniac's inter-dimensional romp Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart▸ And we decide which 90s year is the focus of the next Game of Some Other YearTIMECODES ▼00:00:00 Intro00:18:54 The Kojima Blue Box Conspiracy - Is Hideo Behind Abandoned?00:38:21 Windows 11 Will Be The Most Gamer-Friendly OS Ever00:45:41 Final Fantasy IX Is Getting An Animated Cartoon Series?00:49:51 GreedFall Next Gen Upgrade & De Vespe Conspiracy DLC Expansion (PS5/Xbox Series X)00:55:37 GMTK Game Jam 2021 Wraps Up - Our Favourite Entries01:05:16 How Has The Pandemic Impacted Australian Development Studios?01:12:52 The Minute Man01:16:34 Bargain Bin w/c Sun 20 Jun 202101:20:28 Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Review - Is Insomniac Next Gen MVP?01:41:32 What 90s Year Will Be Our Next "Game Of Some Other Year"? (GOSOY)02:09:30 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.